Dear you,

Written by: Chereen 

Dear you,
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Have you ever felt hopeless?
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Perhaps it is in this exact moment that you are feeling hopeless and anxious. It doesn’t help that we are confined within our four walls, and are left but to remember about the places we used to visit. And the faces we used to meet.
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The times we had our dear friends with, and held them close in warm embraces.
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And here we are, just scrolling news after news on mounting uncertainty about what is going on, what will be and what will be left of it.
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You might stare blankly at the ceiling at night, tossing left to right just to find the right position before you drift into a slumber; only to find yourself thinking about thinking; feeling about feeling to a point that you don’t even know anymore.
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Hold onto that, dear heart.
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There are no right and wrong feelings to feel right now. I promise you, there are a lot of others just like you out there who are just as indifferent, confused, lost and numb. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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And perhaps within this period of uncertainty and indifference, is a time for ourselves to really just sit down and renavigate our inner selves. To truly reconnect with our own thoughts, ideas and feelings. 
About the depths of your heart, and what’s within it. What has been occupying your thoughts from day to day? 
Did you search for it in the wee hours of the morning before you begin your day? And in the dark hours of the night. You thought of it.
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Perhaps that’s that. That’s that something you need to explore and work more on.
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Until tomorrow.
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“Do not lose hope nor be sad. You will surely be victorious if you are true believers” (Surah Ali Imran, 3:139) 
Love and Light,
Nadrah
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Nadrah, editor at Dear Chereen, is an avid believer in Play and Expressive Art as forms of learning and growth. She is a student of knowledge, an Educator with Psychology background, writes her reflections and sometimes poetry at @nadrahmus. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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